Cereal Music Talks x ŽIVA

Real conversations about sound, creativity, and the journeys that shape them.

Join me (ŽIVA aka Lucija Ivsic), a Croatian-Australian musician and new media artist, as I explore the complexities of music careers with emerging fellow musicians and sound artists. Through honest discussions, I dig deeper into the challenges of navigating new scenes, forging unique paths, and finding success in niche genres. IG @_xziva, @cerealbooking

Contributors

Host

ŽIVA

Lucija Ivšić, former frontwoman of the Croatian post-punk band Punčke, has redefined herself with her bilingual music project, ŽIVA. Based in Melbourne, ŽIVA combines Slavic-pop, darkwave, and experimental electronica to create a unique sound. Her live performances are energetic and immersive, grounded in live looping and experimental visuals. Alongside her music, Lucija creates sound installations and conducts research in human-computer interaction, focusing on music heritage and the role of technology in its reinterpretation and preservation. Her works Transhuman Ansambl (technological choir with 16 machine singers that use their voice) and What Homes are Made Of (interactive VR) have been exhibited internationally. She lectures at Monash Arts, Design, and Architecture.

https://xziva.org/

https://www.instagram.com/_xziva/

Guests

Guest

Monica Lim

A sound artist and composer whose work spans installations, performance art, contemporary dance and new-instrument-making. Her work has been presented at Arts House, Science Gallery Melbourne, White Night, Liquid Architecture, Melbourne Fringe, Arts Centre Melbourne, Seoul Performing Arts Festival, Asia TOPA, Sydney Dance Company and WorldPride as well as international symposiums such as ISEA, Siggraph and NIME. Monica is currently undertaking postgraduate research at the University of Melbourne at the intersection of Music, Movement and Computing. She was 2023 Artist-in Residence at the Grainger Museum and the Melbourne Electronic Sound Studio.